alisis

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French alizés.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈli.zis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈli.zis]

Noun

alisis m pl (plural only)

1. trade winds

   Synonym: vents alisis

Further reading

• “alisis”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007